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Actually, for what I want, a cono of iberico bellota, another snack and something vegetarian for my wife and dine/done in 40 minutes, seems perfect. Most of the day will be at the museum But given the collective advice on the board, if I can get some pata negra for snacking, I may skip lunch .

I’ve been to Mercado San Miguel before and loved it. Is it much different then in 2011? I am having a light lunch there. I have zero interest in Mexican food or a 3 hour lunch that day. Thanks for the dinner tips!

Sorry, but don't understand the "dressed for battle" comment. Very crowded? I will pay for percebes but not fight for them. Filandon not open for dinner? Lunch is at the Mercado (my only chance this visit). Thanks!

Any thoughts on a seafood (preferred) or other fine dining open on Sunday in Madrid? Backup plan is a tapas crawl, but as I don't drink much these days, it's not as appealing as before.

This is helpful, not because I have any hope of learning how to judge percebes priior to my next visit, but it explains why I didn't see the fuss over Carabineros when I had them and percebes at La Trainera (the percebes knocked my socks off). I wasn't going to order them again, but maybe I'll give them try again. Based on this recommendation, I had a fabulous meal there 10 years ago - loved the percebes!! In your recent post, I noticed it was missing from your list. Should I go to O'Pazo for percebes or La Trainera again? Will be at the Westin (near the Thyssen musuem). You c

Does this list for a tapas crawl still look good? (My favorites were Cervezeria Cervantes and Dolores, and La Valencia). Any new musts (especially near these three)? They seem to be open on Sunday evening, is there a great seafood restaurant open on Sunday? Thanks in advance!

Based on this recommendation, I had a fabulous meal there 10 years ago - loved the percebes!! In your recent post, I noticed it was missing from your list. Should I go to O'Pazo for percebes or La Trainera again? Will be at the Westin (near the Thyssen musuem).

While I like BHS, I'm looking for something slightly more upscale than that and Osteria dal Forno.

I was there last year, I think around August. No Hemant in site, significantly sup par for this place, so much so that I dropped it from my list (I've been their 6 times). Didn't get any of my normal comps, but that wasn't a concern, it was that the food was meh.

I remember Ideale and thanks for the tip on North Beach restaurant! Agree on Cotagna, but no red sauce on the menu I think.

Ok, it's my friend's birthday, he doesn't like northern italian, he wants the italian food he grew up with in Queens. Perbacco no. La Ciccia, no. So with the many choice in North Beach and elsewhere, where would you suggest for things like lasagna, eggplant parm, ravioli, etc.

My meal at Saison in 2012 was the best of the year, and a 3* meal in a 1/2* setting. At the new place, it was a not even quite a 2* meal. Never thought there could be too much unami, but there was. Everything was smoked this, mushroom that, all sounded great, but not enough contrast. And the pricing (you don't know the price until you show up) isn't acceptable to me (you have to guarentee the reservation to a credit card). To their credit, when I discussed their pricing policy (at $225, I was in, at $275 or whatever it was, I was out), they arranged to honor their baseline price. Othe

Very helpful, thanks. I will do Pichet one day and either One Pico or Gueleton the other. Gueleton looks best for vegetarians, but no reservation policy is a minus. Given a 6pm opening for One Pico and a 7:30 curtain for most shows, seems hard to do it pre theatre. Pichet is open at 5:00, making it much more relaxed. I'll be sure to take note of the pub recommendations! I assume they are all within walking distance of the old part of Dublin (I'll be at the Westin, which I believe is centrally located).

Any updates? I'm thinging of a) Dinner at Le Gueleton Sunday night b) Lunch at Guilbaud on Tuesday I liked the look of Chapter one, but they aren't open Monday, and that's my only free day. Millstone had some nice vegetarian options, but for the pescatarian (me), didn't look as good. But maybe I'll wind up there. Monday pre theatre dinner or lunch suggestions please! (looks like l'ecrivain is tasty and open Monday night, but don't seat until 6:30).

Any updates?

Thanks. Since a buddy who lives in the 'nabe said that he thought Dell'amina is better than L'artusi, that's where we go.

Any consensus on L'Artusi vs. Dell'ammina? One vegetarian in the group if that matters.

One of my best meals ever was lunch there. There was a solo diner (I believe Japanese) with an Eraserhead hairdo and a big bow tie taking pictures. While I caught myself "observing" more than normal, the staff treated him with aplomb. He was taking pictures of every dish. Maybe a blogger

Great clip, that about sums it up all right!

Stunning lunch at Le Cinq. Amuse, and monkfish as Chambolle described. But the entree made me swoon, and my wife's off the menu vegetarian entree and plats were astoundingly good. Her amuse came in three parts - tomato, apple and cucumber(?) napolean -very lovely. Hemispheres of cherry tomatoes (different colors/flavors), very lovely. But the coup (e) de resistance was a glass of three tomatoes (green, yellow, red) in at least three ways - gelee, glace, and chopped. Each tomato had a distinctively different and dramatically superb taste. Brought us back to our first meal at Boul

For me, Akrame was a bit of style over substance and texture over flavor. The meal started very auspiciously with amuse of a deeply flavorful goat cheese tartlet, a parmesean biscuit and pomme de terres in black sesame along with something lighter than sour cream (fromage blanc and olive oil). All quite toothsome. Paired with a Crozes Hermitage blanc that I loved. Seemed like a light pour (120 ml is 3.5 oz, n'est pas)?), I ordered a second glass, got a lighter pour. Oh well, not the first time it's happened. The entree of Thai soup poured over a raw shrimp and fried rice (like

I think it was Barber who tried unsuccessfully to force feed me duck in the BH Village.

I concur, had it last month. Looked like they had a similar prix fixe dinner going on during the summer, and they allow byo with a reasonable corkage, seemed pretty compelling.

Thanks to the collective MF wisdom, I had one hell of a tapas crawl my first night. The closest to my hotel was Cervzeria Cervantes and that octopus lived up to it's press. Only problem was I was solo (wifey doesn't believe in Madrid time), so no room for raciones here on out. Then Cerzeria Dolores for what I thougth was fabulous achovies and a great smoked salmon (said salmon became my daily breakfast for the following two days). Cross town to La Latina, tried to get into Tximini. More crowed than the 4 train to wall street at 8am. Oldest person there was younger than the young

Dinner at Trainera was the bomb! Steamed mussels a bargain starter at 5 euros, lovely. Percebes (Dilley told me I had to) was outstanding (as was the cost, 43 euros/200 grams). Camberieros (Orik's impetus) was outstanding (two cost 41 euros at 15 euros/100 grams). Still hungy (Hard to believe, no), so I had the mullet, 4 lovely redsters at 18 euros. Along with a medio of Rueda and a liter of water, 122 euros, worth every penny.